Planter



G. W. BEHREND.

PLANTER.

APPLICATION man MAR. 11, was.

1 .,1 93,591 8 I Patented Aug. 8,1916.

GEORGE W. BEHREND, 0F WAUSA, NEBRASKA.

PLANTER.

Application filed March 11, 1916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. BEHREND, acitizen of the United States, residing at VVausa, in the county of Knoxand State of Nebraska, have invented. certain new and usefulImprovements in Planters, of which the following is a specification,reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in planters and hasrelation more particularly to a device of this kind of a checkrow type,and it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this generalcharacter having novel and improved means whereby the runners may beconveniently and effectively raised or lowered and whereby the checkwire may be released from its head when desired.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of myimbetter-understood, I will now proceed to describe the same withreference to the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view intop plan of a portion of a corn planter illustrating an embodiment of myinvention, certain of the parts of a corn planter being omitted forclarifying the disclosure, as the same has no relation to my presentinvention; Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 22of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side elevational viewillustrating a means herein embodied for rendering a check wire releaseinoperative; Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line55 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view in elevation of the upperor outer end of the lever for adjusting the runners downwardly.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings, F denotes the frame of aconventional corn planter with which is operatively engaged, as at 1,the transversely disposed hopper frame H from which depends the runners2 adapted to coact with the ground Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Serial No. 83,626.

in a conventional manner. The frame H is also provided at its oppositeend with the check-row wire heads 3 having their lower part open andwith the under portion of which coacts the swinging latch l forretaining the check wire within the head.

Disposed transversely of the frame F at a predetermined point rearwardof the frame H is theshaft 5 rotatably supported by the upstandingbearings 6 carried by the side members of the frame F. The shaft 5 isoperatively engaged with the frame F as indicated at 7 whereby uponrequisite rocking movement being imparted to the shaft 5 the runners 2may be raised or lowered.

8 denotes a foot pedal loosely mounted upon the shaft 5 and having itshub 9 provided with the slot 10 through which passes a pin 11 carried bythe shaft 5, whereby it will be perceived that the pedal 8 has limitedindependent rocking movement relative to the shaft 5 so that the samemay have an initial downward movement before the shaft 5 is caused torotate, and as is particularly illustrated in Fig. 1, the pedal 8 isautomatically returned to the limit of its upward movement through themedium of the spring 12 operating in a manner which is believed to beclearly apparent to those skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains.

The opposite end portions of the shaft 5 are provided with the laterallydirected lugs 14, each of which being provided with the straight end 15affording a shoulder adapted to contact with the inner end of the arm 16pivotally engaged, as at 17, with the upper end of the substantiallyvertically disposed rock arm 18 pivotally engaged with the frame F, andsaid rock arm 18 is operatively engaged through the medium of the rod 19with the arm 20 operatively engaged with a latch 4, whereby it will beperceived that as the pedal 8 is depressed, the arm 18 will be forcedrearwardly through the medium of the arm 16 a distance suflicient toadjust the latch 4 in an open position at the same time the frame H ismoved in a direction to raise or elevate the runners 2. This operationis particularly desirable at the time the planter has reached an end ofa row 50 that the check wire will drop from a head 3 when it is desiredto turn the planter around.

It often occurs that it is necessary to raise the runners 2, especiallywhen an obstruction is encountered along a row, without releasing thecheck wire. For this reason I have the shaft 5 tubular and looselydisposed therethrough a supplemental shaft 21 having its oppositeextremities provided with the rock arms 22 terminating in the inwardlydisposed extensions 23 underlying the arms 16 whereby it will beperceived that upon an upward rotative movement being imparted to theshaft 21, the extensions 23 will serve to elevate the arms 16 out of thepath of travel of the lugs 14, and thus permit the runners 2 tobeelevated under the influence of the pedal 8 without adjusting thelatches 4 into open position.

While any means may be employed for imparting the requisite movement tothe shaft 21, I prefer to employ the arrangement disclosed in theaccompanying drawings, wherein one end of the shaft 21 is provided witha second rook arm 24L operatively engaged through the medium of the rod25 with the pedal 26 suitably mounted for rocking movement at one sideof the frame F and at a point inwardly of the shaft 5.

Fixed to the shaft 5 is a foot lever 27 1 having its upper extremityangularly disposed, as at 28, and arranged transversely of the frame Fand in a direction away from the pedal 8, and said lever 27 interme-'diate its length is provided with a sliding latch 29 adapted to coactwith the substantially segmental rack 30 carried by a stationary part 31of the planter, preferably one of the braces for the seat structure (notshown) whereby it will be perceived that the shaft 5 is normally heldagainst rotative movement. The pedal 8 is provided with the angularbracket 32 underlying the lower end of the latch 29, whereby it will beperceived that the initial independent movement of the pedal 8 whendepressed will cause the bracket 32 to raise the latch 29 out ofengagement with the rack 30, and in order that the runners 2 may bemaintained in an elevated position, I provide the part 31 with theforwardly disposed arm 33 provided in its under surface with the notchor recess 34: adapted to receive the angular extension 35 of the latchmember 36 carried by the lever 27.

As herein embodied, the extension 35 is disposed through alongitudinally disposed slot 37 formed in the lever 27 and the upperextremity of the latch 36 is loosely disposed through the upper angularportion 28 of the lever 27 and has operatively engaged therewith theflat spring 38 having one end anchored, as at 39, to the angularextension.

28 of the lever 27, said spring 38 serving to normally maintain thelatch 36 at the limit of its upward movement.

\Vhen it is desired to lower the runners 2, a foot of the operator isplaced upon the angular extremity 28 of the lever 27 and caused todepress the spring 38 and latch 26, whereby the extension is disengagedfrom the notch 31 of the arm 33, whereby the lever 27 is free to bemoved forwardly, and as is believed to be clearly apparent, the latch 29will freely ride over the teeth of the rack 30 and serve to lock thelever 27 against return movement after the same has been moved forwardlyto a desired extent.

From the foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that aplanter constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremelysimple and comparatively inexpensive nature and is particularly welladapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which itmay be assembled, and it will also be obvious that my invention issusceptible of some change and modification without material departurefrom the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wishto be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement andformation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my inventionin practice.

I claim:

1. In combination with a planter including a frame, a hopper framesupported for rocking movement by the first named frame, and runnersdepending from the hopper frame, a transverse shaft carried by the firstnamed frame inwardly of the hopper frame and operatively engaged withthe hopper frame, a pedal mounted upon the shaft and having a limitedmovement independently of the shaft, a lever fixed to the shaft andangularly related to the pedal a rack carried by the frame, a latchcarried by the lever coacting with the rack, and a member carried by thepedal and contacting with the latch for disengaging the latch from'therack during the independent movement of the pedal.

2. In combination with a planter including a frame, a hopper framesupported for rocking movement by the first named frame, and runnersdepending from the hopper frame, a transverse shaft carried by the firstnamed frame inwardlyof the hopper frame and operatively engaged with thehopper frame, a pedal mounted upon the shaft and having a limitedmovement independently of the shaft, a lever fixed to the shaft andangularly related to the pedal, a rack carried by the frame, a latchcarried by the lever coacting with the rack, a member carried by thepedal and contacting with the latch for disengaging the latch from therack during the independent movement of the pedal, and a second lockingmeans coacting with the lever for holding the shaft against returnmovement upon predetermined depression of the pedal.

3. In combination with a planter including a frame, a hopper framesupported for rocking movement by the first named frame, and runnersdepending from the hopper frame, a transverse shaft carried by the firstnamed frame inwardly of the hopper frame and operatively engaged Withthe hopper frame, a pedal mounted upon the shaft and having a limitedmovement independently of the shaft, a lever fixed to the shaft andangular-1y related to the pedal, a rack carried by the frame, latchcarried by the lever coacting With the latch for disengaging the latchfrom the rack during the independent movement of the pedal, a secondlocking means coacting With the lever for holding the shaft againstreturn movement upon predetermined depression of the pedal, and meanscarried by the lever for releasing said second locking means.

a. In a planter, the combination With a frame, a hopper frame pivotallycarried thereby, runners depending from the hopper frame, a check Wirehead carried by the hopper frame and having its lower end open, and alatch normally underlying the open portion of the head, a shaftrotatably supported by the first named frame and operatively engagedWith the hopper frame, means for rocking the shaft means operated by theshaft when rocked in one direction for releasing the latch of the checkWire head, and independent means for rendering said last named meansinoperative upon rocking of the shaft.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

GEORGE W. BEHREND.

Witnesses ED M01112, NORMAN MOORE.

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Washington, D. C.

